Progress made in fight against polio

With Nigeria being declared free of the polio virus, Rotary has given an additional $6,9-million boost to the country to support immunisation activities and surveillance spearheaded by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. This was the year when three became two,...

Australia, New Zealand dominate rugby tweets

South Africa’s disappointment from the Rugby World Cup’s semi-final results was made evident this weekend by the lack of Twitter conversation filling newsfeeds. While #rwc2015 still dominates, Twitter users celebrated the @wallabies and @allblacks wins...

IBM offers aid for disruptive ideas

It is widely acknowledged by ICT analysts that are well-considered CAMMS (cloud computing, mega data analytics, mobile enterprises, social business, and security) strategy is central to the industry transformation demands of a country – such as South Africa...

Broadband drives partnering opportunities

Significant infrastructure investment is necessary in South Africa in order to meet government’s national broadband targets of extending universal access to broadband services by 2030. At the heart of government’s broadband blueprint is universal access to...
How to manage year-end stress

How to manage year-end stress

As the end of the year approaches, with businesses look to reach year-end targets, employee stress levels are on the rise. Workforce solutions provider Manpower South Africa believes it’s important to manage white collar workers’ stress, both for employee...

#fees must fall – where is the money?

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has begun the process, in terms of Section 77(3) of the Constitution, to amend the national budget in order fund the R2,7-billion shortfall in higher education funding.